From The Touchlines

This page is just for me to keep tabs of my bylines. I’m not trying to blow my own trumpet. But you’re always welcome to see.

Nov 2006

1. Council CCTV ‘focused on reporter’s thighs’ (11/11/06; 324 words)
2. Desperate mum shown mercy (15/11/06; 314 words)
3. IT grad fined RM8,000 for selling pirated DVDs (18/11/06; 348 words)

Dec 2006

1. US firm to make Penang hub, invest RM107m (06/12/06; 355 words) *
2. Han Jiang temple wins Unesco award (31/12/06; 259 words)

Jan 2007

1. Sack them instead of setting limit (06/01/07)
2. Stones force 3-hour closure of runway (10/01/07; 312 words)
3. USM top research varsity (26/01/07; 150 words)
4. Rules on packaging hampers (30/01/07; 267 words)

Feb 2007

1. Home for poverty-stricken kids (05/02/07; 193 words)
2. Second time lucky for cousins (10/02/07)
3. Fantastic view, but fewer going up (22/02/07; 551 words)
4. Bus firms to compete with new company (25/02/07; 274 words)

Mar 2007

1. Man free thanks to prosecution (03/03/07; 426 words)
2. Buzz over second low-cost carrier (05/03/07; 647 words)
3. Bid to stop mud dumping near national park (09/03/07)
4. Suspect in ear-biting case charged (13/03/07)
5. Ooi recalls giggly school years (22/03/07; 404 words)
6. Plans for Jawi Peranakan museum (27/03/07; 259 words)

Apr 2007

1. ‘Not a priority to name Gerakan No. 2′ (02/04/07; 266 words)
2. Shaving off their locks to help cancer patients (03/04/07; 373 words)
3. Jitters over work on camp (05/04/07)
4. Anti-graft agency clears Penang municipal council (12/04/07)
5. Owner throws out tenants (30/04/07; 321 words)

May 2007

1. It’s a blast, but not for the residents (06/05/07)
2. Inspiration from longest English word (06/05/07; 367 words)
3. Lottery racket: Taiwanese in the dock (10/05/07; 382 words)
4. Biotech giants keen to invest in Penang (15/05/07; 393 words) *
5. Prosecution blunder frees duo (18/05/07; 275 words)
6. Creepy-crawly way to treat waste (23/05/07; 354 words)
7. Waterfalls in dire condition (27/05/07; 327 words)
8. Two sides of Penang (31/05/07; 246 words)

June 2007

1. Paralysed but she aims high (01/06/07; 317 words)
2. Rice dumplings have high level of boric acid (16/06/07; 374 words)
3. Hit by tragedy, yet again (17/06/07; 656 words)
4. Resign if tuition comes first (22/06/07; 235 words)
5. Pumpkin bread, anyone? (23/06/07; 275 words)
6. Convict greets death sentence with a grin (26/06/07; 321 words)

July 2007

1. Zafwan rides over his obstacles (01/07/07; 301 words)
2. A son who thought of others to the very end (13/07/07; 547 words)
3. Maintain spirit of patriotism (15/07/07; 303 words)
4. Residents against AIDS centre (16/07/07; 298 words)
5. 500 million units go in 39 minutes (19/07/07; 417 words)
6. Crowd vents rage on duo (21/07/07; 660 words)
7. Tourists fear for their safety (22/07/07)
8. Tunku remembered fondly by bodyguard (28/07/07; 680 words)
9. Angry members locked out of club (29/07/07)
10. Barisan unfazed by PPP threat (30/07/07; 575 words)

Aug 2007

1. Injunction granted on private parts photos (03/08/07; 464 words)
2. Judge withdraws from case due to polo ties (09/08/07)
3. Kindness opens his eyes to sign up as organ donor (14/08/07; 441 words)
4. Facing fewer stares (15/08/07; 441 words)
5. USM honours Nobel laureate (16/08/07)
6. Thief: Voice told me to steal gin (22/08/07; 221 words)
7. ‘Ex-lover named in policy’ (23/08/07; 323 words)

Sept 2007

1. Penang waterfall to go if people don’t save water (09/09/07; 295 words)
2. Second tallest man seeks aid for surgery (12/09/07)
3. Injured girl’s mum seeks justice (15/09/07)
4. Henry Butcher, MAS in tie-up (15/09/07; 258 words) *
5. Temple plays cupid to busy singles (24/09/07)

Oct 2007

1. Still waiting for insurance money after 14 years (13/10/07; 232 words)
2. Woman dies after fall from bus (15/10/07; 392 words)
3. Limbs’ project offers ray of hope (27/10/07; 357 words)
4. Man pleads guilty to reckless driving (30/10/07; 276 words)

Nov 2007

1. 10 years’ jail for killing wife (06/11/07; 469 words)
2. 45 charged over deviant teachings (06/11/07)
3. Murdered lawyer “had no enemies” (09/11/07; 375 words)
4. Hotel ordered to pay back wages (10/11/07)
5. Woman, 73, on causing hurt charge (15/11/07; 260 words)
6. 12-year-old’s cycling adventure (16/11/07; 362 words)
7. Penang, KL to share expertise (17/11/07; 235 words)
8. Council to settle electricity bill arrears (17/11/07)
9. Work on St George’s, 190, to begin next year (18/11/07)
10. TNB worker averts major blaze (23/11/07)
11. Ying Ying’s mum pleads not guilty (24/11/07)

* Business Times reports. The rest are New Straits Times reports.